The Farmers Mart Apr/May 2015 - Issue 39 | Page 60

Glaves and Sons THIRSK • NORTHALLERTON • MALTON • RUSWARP A Yorkshire family business for Yorkshire farmers! • Steel Stockist • CNC Profile Cutting • Milling & Turning • On & Off Site Welding Tel: [phone] | Mobile: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] Station Works, 21 Ings Lane, Brompton-by-Sawdon, Scarborough, YO13 9DR Anthony also has Berkshire pigs. “I didn’t want them at first but I do like them now,” he admitted. “We started off with two sows and now have 11. Their inter-muscular fat helps with our pies. We buy 20 hybrid pigs a week and put about five of these traditionally-grown pigs among the mix so that it produces the right flavour. The Berkshire is also in demand as an animal to keep on caravan sites and at schools. We sold three pigs to caravan sites in the past week so that is another unexpected source of income. ‘proud moments’ “James has a herd of Aberdeen Angus cattle at his place in Ayton. Our customers like native beef such as Aberdeen Angus and Galloway. The herd calves in March and April.” The farming operation also sees 60 acres of spring barley Hardwick Agricultural Engineers Ltd £350 CASH Stockists of the largest range of livestock equipment in this area! www.greenscountrystore.co.uk being grown, 20 acres of winter wheat and four acres of fodder beet. “The livestock we are producing for the shop still only equates to around 25-30 per cent of what we need. We are doing something like 25-30 lambs a week in the shop and 25 beasts a week. That means we are still buying in a lot of cattle and a lot of sheep. We buy from a lot of local farmers and dad goes to Ruswarp on a Monday; Malton on Tuesday; Tel: [phone] / www.hardwickagricultural.co.uk 60 Apr/May 2015 www.farmers-mart.co.uk and Thirsk on Thursday,” he added. There have been many proud moments in the Glaves’ lives but Anthony professes that his proudest moment around a sale ring came last year when at the national Suffolk sale he had a ram placed second that went for an impressive £1,800. Anthony & Fiona have a son Charlie (6); James is married to Hazel who works in the office and they have two grown up children – Beth and Liam. Howells Veterinary Services Ltd. Dairy ▪ Beef ▪ Pigs ▪ Sheep ▪ Goats ▪ Poultry ▪ Equine ▪ Companion Animals Continued commitment to large animal practice NO CALL OUT CHARGES for farm animals within 30 miles of Easingwold, mileage charged thereafter. • Flock and herd health planning • Health monitoring services • Quality assurance inspections • Bull and ram fertility testing • Ultrasonic pregnancy diagnosis • Free farm delivery service Credit card with £350 to spend as you wish when you purchase the MDS 17.1 or 19.1 Spreader. Main Road, Brompton by Sawdon, Scarborough, YO13 9DP Tel. [phone] PROUD TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH ANTONY GLAVES AND HIS TEAM BACK OFFER We are pleased to be associated with BW & BJ Glaves & Sons and wish them continued success in the future THIRSK BRANCH MON-SAT 8:30AM - 5:00PM Proud to be associated with Antony Glaves, and wish him the best luck in the future • Modern well equipped premises • Radiography, ultrasonography, endoscopy, ECG • Dedicated dentistry suite & laboratory • Farmer’s meetings & training sessions Two veterinary surgeons from our own practice provide our comprehensive out of hours service, 365 days a year Tel: [phone] | Fax: [phone] | www.howellsvets.co.uk Howells Veterinary Services Ltd, York Road, Easingwold, York, YO61 3EB